Singapore International Commercial Court: New Rules, More Control – Faster, Cheaper?

The Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC) plans to introduce new shorter, simpler rules toward the end of 2021. The new rules go some way toward dealing with perennial issues in international dispute resolution of time, cost, document disclosure, experts, party tactics, unresponsive parties, third parties, settlement encouragement, unmeritorious claims and defences, and counsel ethics.